Why do all cafeteria hamburgers taste like *that*? It's not even bad, it's just - what is it about cafeteria/food service burgers that taste the same from 6th grade to when I'm 43? It's remarkable consistency!

Christians Have No King But Christ! 🐑👑❤️

Fun with Revelation for the next couple weeks! #preaching #sermonprep

Who is Kara Swisher, and will I regret asking?

Explain your @

In light of a certain bigoted, unhinged author deciding to make them the newest target of her contempt, I'd just like to say that the asexual community is absolutely wonderful. Their flourishing is our flourishing, and they are an essential part of queer community.

I observed some of the discourse on the *other place* and I am just trying to understand people who act entitled to an Ivy league acceptance, and act persecuted if it doesn't happen. Do they know normal people? Do they look up to anyone? Have they met people smarter than themselves?

When I was doing my undergrad, liberation theology was spoken of with respect, but also skepticism and distrust as vaguely unorthodox. Now I'm in seminary, and IDK man, it all just seems kinda correct. Like, that's just what the Bible says. Maybe I haven't got to the hard parts yet?

I am increasingly coming to understand that part of the reason that I reacted so forcefully to Trump, the New Right, etc, is that I had already seen the poor fruit of the "Reclaim Masculinity" idea in the YRR world. Focusing on men and manhood in A29 church plants did not lead to healthy community.

Experienced lectionary preachers: tell me about Palm Sunday/sixth sunday after lent. Is it liturgy of the Passion or Liturgy of the Palms for you? If the palms, do you use the readings from Psalm 118 on both this sunday and Easter?

Why are the people I live with like this?

If you are a person who prays, I and my family could use your prayers. My son, Iain, has a variety of health problems both mental and physical, including Functional Neurological Disorder. This past week, he has been having a seizure or seizure-like episode nearly every morning. 1/4

If you are a person who prays, I and my family could use your prayers. My son, Iain, has a variety of health problems both mental and physical, including Functional Neurological Disorder. This past week, he has been having a seizure or seizure-like episode nearly every morning. 1/4

Paging @kenwhite.bsky.social - do we need to call the RICO hotline on DOGE and Elon?

Kallistos Ware, apparently committing the sin of empathy, while quoting the desert fathers on the imago dei (in my sarcastic voice)

Them: What are you giving up for Lent? Me: An hour of sleep, because of stupid Daylight Saving Time.

Apparently I got up today and chose screaming into the void.

Over on the FB, it is really amazing to me that there are people who think STD prevention is somehow morally lax or permissive. Just think about this: what you are saying is that if your child makes a single "mistake", in 10 or 20 years, the just punishment is horrible disease. I just can't.

It's always fun to listen to people on podcasts that I first encountered in writing or on socials, and so I want to share a couple fun instances of that I enjoyed this week: 1/3

Loving your enemies means praying for them to repent and for God to be merciful. It means not rejoicing in them being lost but seeking to lead by example and love to our Lord who found us when we were lost. ⚓️

"They're putting persecuted Christian refugees in camps in the jungle" sounds like something Glenn Beck would accuse the Obama administration of doing and yet now it's a pillar of the Republican agenda.

Things Jesus actually said (NRSVUE translation)

Getting these church growth emails about "Not sure if your church is ready for a third service?" my brother in Christ, I am trying to get people to come to the first service...

Today I learned that the Christian king of the Congo, in 1526, sent a letter to his brother in Christ the king of Portugal BEGGING him to stop allowing Portuguese merchants to take African slaves. He asked instead of merchants to send more priests, and flour and wine for the Eucharist. Good God.

just all 🔥

reading for class laying down some bangher quotes today

I would just like to say that I do seem to be in possession of all my sh** and it does seem to be all together. Not sure what to make of this development.

The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.

As China continues to give money and projects to countries to gain influence, we are shutting down our agencies that do that. China is eating our lunch and Trump is the reason. Sorry folks, if you don’t see it you don’t understand how the world works. Period

No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment. One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.

A government that deliberately abandons the rule of law is not morally entitled to its protections.

Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression

How Christians Fight: a thread about Christian Nationalism Ok, first a little story. When I was growing up, my pastor at my small non-denom church told us all the time that many of the other churches around, especially the Mainline ones, were "dead churches" b/c they didn't "have the Spirit" 1/12

We are actually living in a time where some Christians see mercy as offensive, empathy as a sin, and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a threat. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” -Isaiah 5:20 Lord, have mercy.

When Jesus says to “love your neighbor,” the correct response isn’t “who is my neighbor?” The correct response is “won’t you be my neighbor?”

This right here

Stop what you’re doing and pay attention to what’s happening in the Tennessee legislature. Spread the word.

Solidarity. #UMC #TEC

Jesus loves trans kids

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.—Proverbs 29:7

“I hate the corrupt slaveholding, women whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land. I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity.” ~ Frederick Douglass, 1845

Daily life in 2025. #AI #Tech #JustLetMeBe #FFS

This thread, and the thread it quotes, are so very good and worth your time.

🚨I am BEGGING parents of internationally adopted children to get their CoC ASAP. It’s now FREE, when in the past was hundreds of dollars. This is the gold standard to prove citizenship for our kids. It has never been more important to have this documentation. lightofdaystories.com/2024/04/23/u...

Unworthy as I am, you will save me, in accordance with your great mercy,

Was I just robbed at gunpoint? No, no it appears I have actually just paid for 2 meals at the mall food court. No problem, then. 😐

Current situation: 🎵 I FEEL IT IN MY FINGERS 🎵 🎵I FEEL IT IN MY TOO-OOOEES🎶

A poem: I have overfilled the coffee cup Too hot to sip, too full to move I gaze down, forlorn